Can the requirement in paragraph 73B(14C)(c) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 ( ITAA 1936), that activities need to be carried on ‘wholly or primarily on behalf of the foreign company’ be met, where the relevant activities are not carried out by the eligible company solely on behalf of the foreign company? Yes. The requirement in paragraph 73B(14C)(c) of the ITAA 1936 can be met if the R&D activities are carried on chiefly or mainly on behalf of the foreign company. […]
Is a deduction available under section 8-1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997) for a tax indemnity payment made to an investor pursuant to an obligation in a research and development syndicate (R&D syndicate) arrangement, if the giving of such indemnities and entering into such arrangements is a regular part of the taxpayer’s business operations as a developer/supplier of technological products and holding company? Yes, the taxpayer is entitled to a deduction under section 8-1 of the ITAA 1997 […]
Under section 73CA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (ITAA 1936), is a company ‘not at risk’ in respect of an amount of expenditure if: The company incurs the expenditure in an effort to comply with a contractual obligation to deliver a certain product; and when it is incurred, it can reasonably be expected that, as a result, the company will earn a fee under the contract at least equal to the amount of the expenditure; and that expectation is held […]
Does an entity that acquires motor vehicles, leases them and assigns all of its rights under the leases including an amount specified as the residual value of the motor vehicles, to a special purpose vehicle under a securitisation arrangement, hold the motor vehicles as trading stock for the purposes of Division 70 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA 1997)? No. The entity does not, in the circumstances described above, hold the motor vehicles as trading stock for the purposes of […]